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MineralMan

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67. No, I don't think so. He has some success in a relatively

Reply to Docreed2003 (Reply #60)

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 01:52 PM

Dec 2016

complicated business. That's not really typical of people with IQs around 100. I give him that 15 points, based on his abilities to manage his business endeavors, no matter how poorly he does that.

However, his lack of curiosity and disinclination to educate himself indicates that he's unlikely to have an IQ higher than 115. He's just not a person who seeks out information for its own sake, or even when it might be useful to him. He hires people to do that stuff for him, because it's not really within his capabilities.

Still, raw IQ measurements aren't all that interesting really. What is really troublesome about Donald Trump is his lack of any ethical standards and his unconcern about others. His Empathy Quotient or EQ is very low. That's typical of narcissists and sociopaths. The man has some kind of personality disorder. I think that's obvious.

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Trump says he has an I Q of 156 [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 OP

Immature Quack TheCowsCameHome Dec 2016 #1

And, like Kim Jong-Il, I'm sure he got 7 holes in one the first time golfing, wrote concerts & plays TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #50

I doubt that. As a Mensa member, i'm pretty sure that he's not close. Shrewd but not SharonAnn Dec 2016 #84

156! Why that's unpresidented! CanonRay Dec 2016 #2

+1 progressoid Dec 2016 #48

lol DesertRat Dec 2016 #61

yeah, you caught that too. lapfog_1 Dec 2016 #62

LULZ Champion Jack Dec 2016 #82

You win the thread malaise Dec 2016 #114

trump says.....and his spelling skills are 'unpresidented' spanone Dec 2016 #3

Only people with an IQ higher than 155 know that "unpresidented" is a real word. DetlefK Dec 2016 #4

When Trump takes the oath, the United States will be "unpresidented." MineralMan Dec 2016 #18

Exactly!!! nt 2naSalit Dec 2016 #32

Yep! Squinch Dec 2016 #54

Or, perhaps the EC could unpresident Trump on Monday. stopbush Dec 2016 #66

Best case scenario... 2naSalit Dec 2016 #94

Bigly nt doc03 Dec 2016 #80

He's being characteristically modest. It's probably more like 256 Bucky Dec 2016 #5

The only people yapping sharp_stick Dec 2016 #6

divided by 3.... bobalew Dec 2016 #7

Typo: He dropped the decimal point between the five and six. malchickiwick Dec 2016 #8

He is also in excellent health . All his test results were positive ! He is a god emperor! lunasun Dec 2016 #9

If he is even in the triple digits then I am Queen Elizabeth. smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #10

In 'Dog' years!!! revmclaren Dec 2016 #11

I'm willing to accept his claim, if he accepts he has an EQ of... Hugin Dec 2016 #12

DFT (Donald Fucking Trump) has probably made... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #34

I was pondering the possibility of a negative EQ as I made this post. Hugin Dec 2016 #55

Riiight... Docreed2003 Dec 2016 #13

Maybe that's why he really didn't Greybnk48 Dec 2016 #14

This guy is the biggest liar in the universe! nt MADem Dec 2016 #64

Now that is funny etherealtruth Dec 2016 #15

He probably took one of those super-accurate online tests unitedwethrive Dec 2016 #16

Highly doubtful. MineralMan Dec 2016 #17

This. Indubitably. MANative Dec 2016 #22

I guessing more like 1200! 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #36

I would say that's about accurate. smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #23

Well said. nt cwydro Dec 2016 #28

115? You'd go that high? Dream Girl Dec 2016 #35

Yes. That's about the minimum required MineralMan Dec 2016 #37

Not if you are a legacy admission. Legacy admissions also buy good grades Nay Dec 2016 #49

No--I think he MIGHT have had an IQ of 110-115 at one time, but I am pretty sure he couldn't tblue37 Dec 2016 #112

That was his IQ at his peak. Charles Bukowski Dec 2016 #115

115 would put him above average... Docreed2003 Dec 2016 #60

No, I don't think so. He has some success in a relatively MineralMan Dec 2016 #67

Indeed he's on the narcissistic/sociopathic spectrum! Docreed2003 Dec 2016 #91

IQ tests are calibrated so 100 the norm. I doubt he has an above average IQ. tblue37 Dec 2016 #110

There is nothing he won't lie about BainsBane Dec 2016 #19

He lies when the truth sounds better. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #29

I saw what you did there! cwydro Dec 2016 #65

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #86

On a scale of 1 to a brazilian? spiderpig Dec 2016 #20

Idiot Qualities Mendocino Dec 2016 #21

WOW! That's well within the Idiot Savant range. nt procon Dec 2016 #24

He doesn't need to go to the intelligence briefings milestogo Dec 2016 #25

LOL treestar Dec 2016 #26

Utter nonsense. cwydro Dec 2016 #27

I would guess that Trump's IQ is about the same as GWB's at 91. putitinD Dec 2016 #30

I dislike Dubya but his I Q is higher than 91, lol. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #41

if Dumbya got a 1270, he didn't do that on his own, someone took the test for him or strings were putitinD Dec 2016 #44

I got a 1400 on my sat, and 1470 on gre La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #79

Likely higher than 140. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #89

About 130-135 I would say HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #92

It was the 1600 sat and gre La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #97

Mensa ballpark HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #106

He also says he's a billionaire. rug Dec 2016 #31

Trump has a moral IQ of 6 Martin Eden Dec 2016 #33

IQ of 156 my pig's eye! meow2u3 Dec 2016 #38

He's only off by one digit Emilybemily Dec 2016 #39

That number is likely about as accurate... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #40

I once tested a high school student for special education services. MoonRiver Dec 2016 #42

The same range as tRump. Auntie Bush Dec 2016 #59

The Unabomber shockey80 Dec 2016 #43

... greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #45

High iq is not a normal thing HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #46

That's why he has the "best words" Coventina Dec 2016 #47

He can't even spell unprecedented. beaglelover Dec 2016 #51

Well, waddya know? Denzil_DC Dec 2016 #52

Interesting True Dough Dec 2016 #99

Obama isn't on there Denzil_DC Dec 2016 #118

Most really smart people don't talk about their I.Q., it shows. It's the dimwits that get into I.Q. RKP5637 Dec 2016 #53

He also says he won the election in a landslide and has big hands, so......... Squinch Dec 2016 #56

BS! I remember when he was reading his roast about Hillary...he read like a first grader and Auntie Bush Dec 2016 #57

He's just being modest Revanchist Dec 2016 #58

Trump may have and EGO quotient of 156. Eugene Dec 2016 #63

I think there's a misplaced decimal point in there. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #68

So does my cat MFM008 Dec 2016 #69

Trump is the type who would flaunt his IQ like it matters. Oneironaut Dec 2016 #70

Of course he'll have to actually produce those official scores BigDemVoter Dec 2016 #71

Interesting! Different Drummer Dec 2016 #72

Trying to compensate for those tiny hands again I see. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 #73

In Octal (Base 8) cojoel Dec 2016 #74

when will he release his IQ test results? Takket Dec 2016 #75

maybe it's just the highest number he knows. yurbud Dec 2016 #76

I LOL'd True Dough Dec 2016 #101

"It's HUGE! Maybe even a higher number if it exists." yurbud Dec 2016 #111

Prove it rickford66 Dec 2016 #77

I have always heard there is a thin line between genius and insanity. nt doc03 Dec 2016 #78

Maybe if he's measuring in Base 7. 156 is 90. n/t CincyDem Dec 2016 #81

All that contact with Obama has moonscape Dec 2016 #83

156? He can't spell precedent. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #85

And for every golf course he opens Lithos Dec 2016 #87

Final Answer? Generic Brad Dec 2016 #88

Absolutely. tavernier Dec 2016 #90

156? More like 15.6... VOX Dec 2016 #93

It's much more simple than that. Thav Dec 2016 #98

so, why is he only using a third of it? spanone Dec 2016 #95

he hides it well JI7 Dec 2016 #96

Rly? huh irisblue Dec 2016 #100

Anyone who uses Twitter as deftly as he does... True Dough Dec 2016 #102

Can he not lie/exaggerate? Dem2 Dec 2016 #103

dumphuck "says" a lot of things.. but where are his tax returns? Cha Dec 2016 #104

Yes. He has a VERY HIGH Idiot Quotient. nt madinmaryland Dec 2016 #105

LMAO! coco22 Dec 2016 #107

I can't stop laughing! coco22 Dec 2016 #108

IQ tests are only used for diagnosing people with special needs or duffyduff Dec 2016 #109

Actually it is used as criteria for 5 year olds to get into gifted programs HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #119

Nope. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #113

Somewhere Ken Jennings is laughing his ass off right about now. lpbk2713 Dec 2016 #116

He should get his doctor to back him up on it. gulliver Dec 2016 #117